Out Of The Water She Goes! Part 3

Part 3 of our Kitimat B.C. to San Juan Islands ocean trip!
Still on our Ocean Adventure and loving it. Had a great visit with our daughter Paige, anchored in Todd Inlet! Beautiful trails, fun to dinghy around. Then the haul out in Canoe Cove, that’s when the maintenance begins, some waxing, propspeed, rub rails, gelcoat , changed some zincs and bottom paint touch ups! We also got three new batteries under warranty! Also had a new Victron inverter installed. Always makes us nervous to watch the Marine Lift 🙂‍↔️
Would you be nervous watching?
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[@thresher818181]

Only you guys can make boat maintenance feel so relaxing and heartwarming. Love your channel, as it seems you're doing everything right... at 6 knots. :)

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you so much for the nice comment! 😍

[@mbbuckeyes8386]

Great photo of the three of you at the beginning. I really enjoyed the maintenance portion on skookum. Safe travels.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you! Boats always need maintenance so we had to share. It’s not always just fun and dandy haha 🤣

[@PeterHuntley]

Haven't laughed that much in a long time seeing how quickly you guys were trying to get out of the water. I fact I think you should do that every trip. Loved ranger cam, think that's going to be a regular skit. Great work done on the boat, well done. Thank you for another super vid.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks Peter! That water was cold! Lol. It wasn’t warm at all. I think I just about had a cardiac moment hahah. Glad you had a good laugh about it!

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

The Ranger cam was funny! 😆

[@FloatingVillageLife]

Your ability to turn everyday activities into extraordinary adventures is truly inspiring! Whether you're exploring the reef or simply enjoying nature's bounty, you do it with such joy and expertise. And I'm Floating Village Life.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Wow what a beautiful comment. That made us smile this evening. Thank you so much 😊

[@jimmyolausson3940]

Greate video, many thanks

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you Jimmy! 🥰🥂🥂🥂

[@niqiliv]

Love it!

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you my friend ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@captainmother1268]

Wow! That Ranger Cam is really cool! Made our pooch Willow want to run with him. Looks like Jennifer got a chance to hit a good second hand shop - fun! Did you find any good treasures? It's sure handy that your pretty Paige has a boyfriend with muscles willing to help - looks like a "keeper". Thanks for sharing!

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

The Ranger cam made us laugh! Lol. Funny to see his view of the trails! We are having a great time so far. We are glad we had some help with the batteries. If Cody wasn’t here I would have to be helping lifting them around 🤣

[@iainbowen3088]

Thanks guys. That was a great interesting video. Great to see some of the family on board as well.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks! It’s nice to have company To share the fun with. We like to share maintenance stuff too so people can see it takes work to own a boat !

[@hendecourt]

What ca neat idea to put a camera on Ranger’s back! You guys’ ability to maintain your boat with minimal outside help always amazes me. You will have NO trouble living aboard, I’m sure. This was a really interesting episode. Waiting for the next one.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks for watching us! Living up North is hard when we don’t have big marine maintenance shops, and have to order supplies and wait sometimes weeks. Lots of reading manuals and googling and KZbin helps! We wanted to share all the maintenance stuff we have to think about when owning a boat! 😂

[@yvonnedaly8984]

Great video! Loved the Ranger cam! We did a day stop in Alert Bay and are now in Sointula. We will head towards Bull Harbour Sunday to prepare for our passage around Cape Scott! Wish you all the best! Ranger N 4609❤

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

The Ranger can was funny! WOW enjoy your trip! Have you done it before? We want to do that one day when we have more time ! Amazing. Let us know how your trip goes !

[@yvonnedaly8984]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 first time!

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Have fun!!🤩

[@kimmckinnon7573]

Perfect editing as always, content, flow, music, and 3 great lead chacacters

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

🥰. Thank you for such a nice compliment. Makes us keep going and going

[@pamelaagnew7615]

That was a very enjoyable and a learning curve for me vlog. I am waiting patiently now for your next installment. Take care guys and give Ranger a hug from me.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks for watching us!! I’ll give Ranger a big hug from you 🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺. We just like to be chill in our vlogs and laid back. Nothing too crazy It’s fun to do!

[@johnnycrash3270]

I love how Ranger is Announcing His Arrival into Port 👍

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hahaha. He gets excited once he sees land and other boats lol

[@jamiemcmu]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this episode. 👏👏👏

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you so much for your nice compliment!! 😄🥰🥰

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thank you! 🙏

[@glengillis7775]

That was a great video. Thanks for the update. So many things going on. All that work and only $150.00. LOl if only. Glad it all worked out for ya. Thanks

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

I wish it was only 150$ lol. I think the haul out was like 700$ approx. 🤣🥹. Boats are expensive $. That’s why we eat grilled cheese and hot dogs. 🌭. Just kidding ! Jen

[@glengillis7775]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 and have to catch your own fish. Cost of having a fun recreation activity

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Yes $$ but it’s so worth it!

[@customcal1]

I love watching these haul out videos and the maintenance work that needs to be done. Excellent video thank you for sharing. Safe travels.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks for watching us! It’s quite stressful watching it being hauled out. Always fear something might happen but it all worked out!

[@pbear6251]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 I have noticed some boats have marks on the sides of their boats where it is safe to put the slings for the haul out.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

@pbear6251 yeah we put green tape on ours from where the slings were on our last haul out. The lift operating also sometimes likes to see a picture of a previous haul out too 😁

[@pbear6251]

Being proactive is being safe 😀

[@ds3552]

You may want to keep an eye on temps of inverter under heavy loads. Mounted horizontally is allowed, but not ideal. May need to install a fan nearby. I think the Victron automatically debate their output if temps get out of hand. FWIW. Thanks for the video.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Yes, you are correct about the inverter. We did read about it prior to installing. We figured living in Northern Canada this would not be a concern. We will keep an eye and install a fan if necessary. Thanks for the reminder. 😁😁

[@ericr.3759]

Enjoying your videos. When those AGM's wear out, check out Epoch Lithium 8D's. 460 usable amps, 97 lbs, 3500+ cycles, Victron CanBus communications. 1 can replace 4 AGM's.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks for the great info. I am looking to make the switch, just trying to understand all the extra equipment I will need to change with it. I need to take a course to better understand everything. Thanks for watching our videos. 😃

[@johnnycrash3270]

A very good book to read is a true story/ History of & in the Coastal waters of B C / is called The Curve Of Time / by Wylie Blanchet (try to get the 30th anniversary special edition)

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Sounds interesting! Prob a lot of good history in there. Thanks!!

[@johnnycrash3270]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 quick overview 1927 single woman wooden boat 4 kids west coast B C

[@pbear6251]

I am wondering why you did not go to lithium batteries. Was it the cost or something else? I thoroughly enjoyed the video thanks!!

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Thanks for watching! Our AGMs were warranty so we went that route again. Lithium is just not as simple as change batteries. It requires planning, new equipment to support it, alternator, voltage regulator, charging systems. It’s something we do want to do in the future though! It is quite costly!

[@pbear6251]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 I watch other sailing channels and what they have done is promote their choice of batteries and I think get a discount on the cost of them.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

@pbear6251 that would be cool! We would deff try that! 🙏. We might need more subscribers as they seem to have lots 🐕‍🦺

[@pbear6251]

@@MVSKOOKUM1 put your fears to rest!! I just subscribed!! 😂😂

[@scottvance3724]

What is the small propeller that you put zinc block on? 22:32

[@WillSturgeon-ts4is]

We had 4-420Ah AGM Discover batteries for our home solar system - 2040 watts - and they didn't make it a year! Switched to lead carbon, they are awesome.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Oh wow! Really! We don’t know what lead carbon batteries are? We will have to search about it now ! Thanks!

[@WillSturgeon-ts4is]

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[@PatrickONeal-j4v]

Strangely enough, I had some of the same brand agms fail. 3 of 6 6v golf carts failed at 9 and 10 months. They refunded the purchase price, after I brought them back, 500 NM from Prince Rupert.

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Wow they are so expensive too. Sometimes we think about lithium

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

@PatrickONeal-j4v oh wow Yeah we are cautious now and hope these new ones don’t fail. One bad battery can affect the entire system. 😱

[@sickofthestupid1067]

Ranger sings better than Rosanne Barr singing the national anthem .

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hahah 😆🤣😂😅🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺. He can carry a tune lol

[@janisdale1426]

What do those zinks do? Probably spelt wrong

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

Hey Janis, the zinc’s are sacrificial anodes. They help prevent the salt water from eating away at all the metal pars of the boat that are in the water. Thanks for watching our videos. 😊

[@ds3552]

Derate……

[@MVSKOOKUM1]

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